Andy Murray Honored By Scottish Aquarium

Written by: on 22nd July 2013
Tennis Aegon Championships
Andy Murray Honored By Scottish Aquarium

epa03745116 Britain's Andy Murray celebrates following his two set win over Germany's Benjamin Becker during their quarter final match for the Aegon Championships at the Queen's Club in London, Britain, 14 June 2013. EPA/ANDY RAIN  |

Repercussions from Andy Murray’s historic Wimbledon win continue to shake his native Scotland, with four aquarium penguins now named in his family’s honor.

The cuddly quartet of baby female Humboldt penguins at the St Andrews Aquarium in Fife, have been officially named in honor of Andy, his mother Judy, girlfriend Kim and gran Shirley. The naming rights were decided in a public poll held close to the time of Murray’s grand slam title win this month.

“It was a tough decision to pick a winner out of literally hundreds of suggestions, but one theme kept coming through strongly in a lot of the entries,” the aquarium manager told local media. “We had lots of Andy, Murrays and Wimbles but, because the penguins are girls, we had to be a little more creative. It’s a perfect tribute to Andy’s success and he’s welcome to come and visit any time he’s in town.”

Murray might soon be able to start his own zoo, with one of a pair of rare Amur tiger cubs also named after the world No. 2 in recent weeks.

©Daily Tennis News Wire

Topics: , , , , ,








10sBalls Top Stories

In Case You Missed It

Как Сменить Почту Комета Казино? thumbnail

Как Сменить Почту Комета Казино?

Как изменить электронную почту в Комета
No Key Biscayne, No Problem; New Site, Same Great Miami Open Tennis Event thumbnail

No Key Biscayne, No Problem; New Site, Same Great Miami Open Tennis Event

It was the end of an era at Crandon Park for the Miami Open last year. From the Lipton, to the Nasdaq 100, to the Sony Ericsson, to the Sony, to the Miami Open presented by Itau, Key Biscayne saw it all.
10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE EPA TENNIS PHOTOS Of 2018 thumbnail

10SBALLS SHARES FAVORITE EPA TENNIS PHOTOS Of 2018

Roger Federer of Switzerland in action during his men's singles final match against Marin Cilic of Croatia at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2018.
THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR ANY TENNIS PLAYER & FAN thumbnail

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT FOR ANY TENNIS PLAYER & FAN

Are lefties more successful than right-handed players? Which player admits to smashing 70 rackets a year during his career? All these questions, and so many more, are answered in entertaining infographics in the new book YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!
ATP MEN’S TENNIS • WILL IT MOVE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER OR TOKYO OR SINGAPORE? OR TURIN? thumbnail

ATP MEN’S TENNIS • WILL IT MOVE FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER OR TOKYO OR SINGAPORE? OR TURIN?

The ATP announced a group of potential host sites for the Nitto ATP Finals starting in 2021, and it includes London, Manchester, Singapore, Tokyo, and Turin.